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The race is on for searchers to locate the black boxes from Air France flight 447, as their locator beacons are only active for 30 days. However, preliminary evidence has been released by the airline which shows that, in the minutes leading up to the crash, two key computers malfunctioned and the plane was not flying at its ideal speed.
The data provides a chronology, albeit cryptic, of what happened in the minutes before the plane’s failure. continue reading...
Ryanair, an Irish no-frills airline, has decided that bathrooms are an option some people can go without. They are considering making customers pay to use toilets aboard their planes. The company’s boss, Michael O’Leary, claims he doesn’t “think there’s anybody in history gone on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound,” he said - so asking for a pound to pee is therefore no big deal. Read more… continue reading...
Until the end of November, Alitalia will be cutting 100 flights a day because of strikes by pilots and flight attendants. The end of the month is when the deal for the sale of the airline is expected to close. Read more… continue reading...
American Airlines is the only top-10 airline who posted a net profit in the third quarter. Read more… continue reading...
The terrorist watch lists have far fewer names on them than previously thought. In some estimates, over one million names made the lists. However, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff has admitted there are, in fact, 2,500 names on the “no-fly” list. However, many more people can and have been inconvenienced by the existence of a “no-fly” list because their names are the same or similar to names on that list. The government has introduced a new program to combat this inconvenience, called Secure Flight. This program will have people give their full name, date of birth and gender when making airlines reservations. This information will then be run against the watch lists. Read more… continue reading...
